Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Michael Garron Hospital, a division of Toronto East Health Network, have issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a team to design, build and finance the Toronto East General Hospital new Patient Care Tower P3 project, Canada.

The New Patient Care Tower will add approximately 380,000 square feet of space, including an underground parking lot and courtyard along Coxwell Avenue by 2023. The project involves the creation of a new eight-storey patient care tower, along with a three-storey addition for housing more services.

The redevelopment will enable the delivery of efficient, accessible, high-quality patient care and replace some of the oldest and dysfunctional spaces at the hospital.

Other features of the project include:

• replacement of the oldest beds in the medical/surgical and rehabilitation units
• replacement of the mental health inpatient units for adult and child/youth care
• consolidation of ambulatory care and ambulatory procedures
• renovation of selected areas within and adjacent to the critical care units to improve space and expand the cardiac catheterization program

In February 2015 we reported that Led by CannonDesign Ltd., had been hired for the planning, design and compliance (PDC) contract will establish the guidelines and performance requirements of the project. The PDC team will also monitor construction progress and provide coordination and oversight during the commissioning and completion of the project.

Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure said:

“This project demonstrates our government’s commitment to the East Toronto community. Michael Garron Hospital’s redevelopment will ensure improved access to high-quality health care for residents, while creating countless employment opportunities.”

Bert Clark, President and CEO, Infrastructure Ontario:

“We are pleased that the project has reached this first major milestone in our proven AFP procurement process. We look forward to selecting a winning team to deliver on this redevelopment and expansion that will benefit generations of Toronto residents.”

The deadline to submit the RFQ documents is August 24th, before 2 PM (local hour).

You can see the RFQ documents here.